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International symposium: History of Translation in the Cross-cultural Perspective

Institute for Philology and History
Department for Translation/Interpreting and Translation Studies
The Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH)
Moscow, Russia
14-17 September 2011

The Steering committee: the Department for Translation/ Interpreting and Translation Studies of the School of Philology and History RSUH; see the website: www.translatrsuh.ru<http://www.translatrsuh.ru/> (the English version is under construction).

Head of the Steering Committee: Natalya Reinhold (PhD in English, Dr of Philology), head and professor of the Department for Translation/
Interpreting and Translation Studies

Secretary of the Steering Committee: Irina Zvereva (Candidate of Philology)
Please apply before 1 July 2011 by sending a 260-word abstract and your bio to translatrsuh@mail.ru.
The Steering Committee will have let all prospective participants know about their decision by 15 July 2011.

3. October 3rd 2011

From Scroll to Screen: Translation and Reading from Ancient to Modern University of British Columbia, October 3rd 2011

Organizers:

Leanne Bablitz, CNERS

Siobhán McElduff, CNERS

4. October 21st 2011

International On-line Conference in Translation and Interpreting Studies

Translation and Interpreting in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Practice and Research

Teaching Translation and Interpreting in the 21st Century: Research, Methods and Modes of Delivery

The Sixth Biennial Conference of the American Translation & Interpreting Studies Association (ATISA)

University of Texas at Brownsville

Keynote speaker: Don Kiraly

Submission Deadline: October 15, 2011

Translation and Interpreting scholars are invited to submit 200-300 word proposals for individual papers in pdf format. Presentations on all aspects of translation and interpreting studies are welcome. Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, followed by discussion. There will be sessions all day Friday and Saturday. The deadline for receipt of proposals is October 15, 2011. Submitted Abstracts will be reviewed and rated from 16-Oct-2011 until 15-Dec-2011. Authors will be notified of their acceptance after 15-Dec-2011.

For more information, please visit the ATISA web page at www.atisa.org

9. April 28th -29th , 2012

2012 LTTC International Conference

The Language Training and Testing Center (LTTC) in Taipei, Taiwan, is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2012 LTTC International Conference on translation and interpretation to be held on April 28¡V29, 2012, at National Taiwan University. Please visit our website (http://www.lttc.ntu.edu.tw/conference2012_eng/index.htm) for details.

10. June 18th -22nd 2012

PACTE Group is organising two events on the subject of the didactics of translation, which henceforth will take place bi-annually. These events will be held at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in June 2012.

A. June 18th – 20th 2012

FIRST SPECIALIST SEMINAR ON THE DIDACTICS OF TRANSLATION (18-20 June 2012) This seminar focuses on training translator trainers and is aimed at Master’s and PhD students, new teachers of translation, and professional translators who are interested in teaching.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH INTO THE DIDACTICS OF TRANSLATION (didTRAD)

VIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSLATION, Dept of Translation and Interpreting (21-22 June 2012) The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers in all fields pertaining to translator and interpreter training.

4th Conference of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

The International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies is delighted to call for papers for its fourth conference, which will take place at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, from July 24th to 27th, 2012.

The conference theme, Translation and the Politics of Recognition, embraces a wide range of topics within translation, interpreting and intercultural studies. Intending participants can submit abstracts to the general conference or to any one of the conference panels, as detailed below.

The Fifth Asian Translation Traditions Conference (ATT5-Sharjah) will be organized by and held at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on 27-29 November 2012.

This conference is a sequel to four previous conferences held at AHRB Centre for Asian and African Languages in London, UK, (2004), the Adivasi Academy in Tejgadh, India (2005), Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey, (2008), and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, (2010). Like the previous conferences, ATT5-Sharjah aims to explore the richness and diversity of non-Western discourses and practices of translation.